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Sep 5, 2010

-- the groundbreaking of the first high-speed modern railway station in the united states. [applause] today marks the culmination of a very long journey and an enormous amount of hard work by many people to make this day a reality. there were many challenges along the way, but we had a great vision, a huge optimism, remained focused, and most remained focused, and most

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Sep 12, 2010

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Sep 12, 2010

that the challenge of where we will get tomorrow's energy in the united states should not produce a very, very large. >> san francisco is unique in the united states because we serve our own power needs. >> the city of san francisco is well positioned in that we are perfectly located to take advantage of any renewable category. >> we tend to be the last one to figure it all out. it's real people that are saying, enough's enough. . >> the answer is going to be in renewable. the sooner we do something about it, the easier it will be it resolve. >> we're not just talking about what a city can do, we're doing it. >> san francisco has set very aggressive goals for greening the city. >> i'm not just naively optimistic, i am pragmatically optimistic that we

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Sep 27, 2010

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Sep 27, 2010

the tallest dome built in the united states. it's now stands 307 feet 6 inches from the ground 40 feet taller than the united states capital. >> you could spend days going around the building and finding something new. the embellishment, the carvings, it represents commerce, navigation, all of the things that san francisco is famous for. >> the wood you see in the board of supervisor's chambers is oak and all hand carved on site. interesting thing about the oak is there isn't anymore in the entire world. the floors in china was cleard and never replanted. if you look up at the seceiling you would believe that's hand kof carved out of wood and it is a cast plaster sealing and the only spanish design in an arts building. there are no records about how many people worked on this building. the workman who worked on this building did not all speak the same language. and what happened was the person working next to the other person respected a skill a skill that was so wonderful that we have this masterpiece to show the this masterpiece to show the world today. [music]

WHUT - Charlie Rose

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Sep 21, 2010

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Charlie Rose

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Sep 21, 2010

, the united states, britain and even in your own country. they say it's no joke. mr. rafsanjani said-- former president-- no joke could hurt iran. iranian business people say this is no joke, it could hurt iran. >> ( translated ): did you take what mr. rafsanjani says seriously? >> rose: i should not take mr. rafsanjani seriously? >> ( translated ): but have you? did you? >> rose: yes. >> ( translated ): very good. which says that there's freedom in iran to say what they want. so, you know, there's no such restrictions on what people can say in iran. i believe in responding to your question that those who resorted to the sanctions really felt that they had no other alternative, are unable to explore other alternatives and despite mr. rafsanjani's statement, the reality on the ground about sanctions does not change. naturally there are people who... with different opinions on the question of sanctions, but in the end of the day, the reality about our nation is that the it believes that sanctions is old-fashioned and a policy that belonged to decades ago. now, should there be any hesitation abo

CNN - Larry King Live

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Sep 23, 2010

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Larry King Live

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Sep 23, 2010

prisoners in the world. here in the united states, there are 2.5 million. can i request the judiciary here in the united states to show leniency and i would, in fact, seize this opportunity here and ask the judicial body of the united states, judicial leniency, in the case of the 2.5 million prisoners in this country. they have spouses. they have mothers, children, parents. many are young. >> larry: we'll have more with the president of iran right after this. my name is...peggy. callyou have problem?dit. peggy? ok, i've been waiting for fifteen minutes for someone to pick up. you're tenacious like bull. i like. please hold. no, no, no...pe- so pretty. anncr: want better customer service? switch to discover, where you can talk to a real person in less than a minute. you could switch for great gas mileage or seats that flip and fold with one hand. you could switch for up to 600 highway miles on a single tank of gas. or the hundred-thousand mile powertrain warranty. over a thousand people a day are switching to chevy. they're not just trading in, they're trading up. qualified lessees can get

KRCB - Great Decisions in Foreign Policy

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Sep 10, 2010

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Great Decisions in Foreign Policy

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Sep 10, 2010

sides, actually, has something to do with making it difficult to manage? in the united states, there are many, many americans who still perceive china as an enemy in a very, you know, old fashioned sense of being an enemy. and they think about vietnam and the vietnam era and all of that, uh, and the communist revolution and so on. and maybe in china, as well, the perception of the united states as being the enemy, with all of those years of propaganda that were disseminated. so is there a legacy thing, and is there anything we can do about that? >> i think legacy plays into it, and in particular, it tends to inform our campaigns, and in sometimes unhelpful ways, because a lot of those issues are seized upon in the course of campaigning for presidents for the presidency. and candidates often adopt a harder line during the campaign, and then they're sort of saddled with that when they come into government. we've seen several administrations have to do a little tacking back after they come into office. but yeah, i think the history informs our campaigns, informs the rhetoric as p

WHUT - Religion & Ethics Newsweekly

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Sep 26, 2010

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Religion & Ethics Newsweekly

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Sep 26, 2010

commitment to help these two struggling societies out of a terrible mess. the united states, i think can be faulted for its view that it's really up to the parties themselves to solve this. i think it's clear, now, that they cannot do this without strong intervention led by the united states, which has played such an active role. even that will not be enough to make lasting peace, as you suggest. there has to be a commitment to peace from the israeli people and palestinian people. at the moment, while they support and want peace, they don't believe it's possible. their support for official peace diplomacy is critical to succeed. >> if they are to support official peace diplomacy, i get the impression that their enthusiasm for that has to start at the grassroots level. to what extent do you see that playing a role in the process? >> i think it's playing a greater role now. i hope it is, because both the palestinian leadership and the israeli leadership have proved themselves quite incapable of making the necessary massive changes. they will do so, however, if there is a strong impulse fro

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Sep 30, 2010

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Charlie Rose

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Sep 30, 2010

in the united states of america. there's about 0,000 meshes studying in china. you know there are 300 million people learning to speak english? >> rose: 300 million people in china? >> in china. there are people learning to speak chinese also, but small numbers. also growing number, but still rather small. the point is, america really does not understand china well enough. >> rose: we continue this evening with a look at mongolia and a conversation with its prime minister, sukhbaatar batbold. >> this is a good time and especially with given strength and advantages we have like rich mineral resources and strong neighbor... china is a market and opportunity and is emerging market i think with this tree sort of big advantages, mongolia has got a strong possibility to develop and now we have the challenge and especially for my government we have a coalition government and how do we deal with these advantages and also the certain difficulties or challenges which might come from the mineral development, this would be the issue for us. >> rose: china and mongolia next. words alone aren't enough. our

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Sep 30, 2010

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Charlie Rose

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Sep 30, 2010

hwa is here. he is the chairman of the china united states exchange foundation. it aims to build greater understanding between the world's two largest economies. he is the former chief executive of hong kong, he has a long, close tie with the chinese leadership. he is currently vice chairman of the national committee of the chinese people's political consultant conference, the mainland's top political advisory body. i am very pleased to have him back on this program. welcome. >> thank you, i'm very happy to be back. >> rose: there are many more things i could have said but you are a firm believer that the united states and china have to be vigilant in making sure this crucial relationship maximizes its potential. >> yes. >> rose: and avoids any misunderstanding. >> yes. well, charlie, to start with, you know, obviously i want china to succeed being chinese and being a chinese person. i want the country to succeed, but on the other hand, i lived here for nine years in this country i built a family here, i entered a business here all in new york for seven of the nine years i was he

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Sep 23, 2010

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WGN Midday News

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Sep 23, 2010

. >> well, there is. and especially in the united states. in our culture heaviness is not frowned upon. it's not seen in mexico because where my family lives we are from a farm and everything is organic. everything is -- everything is grown from the ground. once you come to the united states mcdonnells and burger king and it's easy. so how can you blame people. i'm in a hurry. i have to be somewhere. it's cheap. and then in this economy today. but there are people don't realize there thank there are foods you can make. look how long it took us. it takes about ten minutes to make a dish like this. and it tastes great. so once you have the turkey browned, and you added all of your spices and the peppers -- >> whatever you want to do. >> now here is the end result and you can add -- >> dress it. >> add tomatoes and avocados which i lover and that's good fat. >> very good for you. >> and you can have some low fat cheese. you can add -- i will let you do that. add your tomato and your avocados. >> grab some of this. you remind me of a very good friend of mine. maglana martinez who works at wgn

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Sep 23, 2010

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Sep 23, 2010

foreign policy planners. the united states, i think, under the obama administration understands much better need to build coalition which was already evident during the bush administration time, but the obama foreign policy said very clearly that it must be multilateral i it must take into account the existence of problems with which the united states with all of its assets. >> rose: does that offer opportunities for the united states and russia to cooperate in ways that it has not before? >> i think it does. and not only for the united states and russia but also for europe because the competition which we now witness in the world, it's an objective fact, you know. the desire to sell more goods, services, high tech products, intellectual products is measurable and the powerhouse of the world is moving to asia and the pacific. this is recognized by all available statistical data. but it's also civilization. the competition enters into the value. the values promoted by the western civilization are not accepted without question by others the asian civilization, latin civilization, afric

FOXNEWS - Studio B With Shepard Smith

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Sep 14, 2010

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Studio B With Shepard Smith

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Sep 14, 2010

of our lifetime. >> a great day for the constitution of the united states and individuals being represented here because we know at the end of the day this case is going go to the united states supreme court in one form or another. >> reporter: even the judge agrees with that. he expects no matter how he ends up ruling on the case even when it goes to trial that it will be appealed by whomever loses and ultimately go to the u.s. supreme court. the states arguing this is federalism versus state rights as well as the constitutional rights of individual liberty. >> shepard: that is the argument. how did the government respond to the claims that the portions ever unconstitutional. in the department of justice says they have decades of court precedence. number one, that the u.s. government does have the power to dictate how federal funds are spent. one of the state's arguments is that forcing them to expand medicaid is usurping the state's power not to do so and also as far as an individual choosing not to buy health insurance which is a big part of the affordable care act they will

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Sep 28, 2010

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Sep 28, 2010

great grandfather, instead of coming with everybody else to the united states to build a railroad, he went off the coast of madagascar are. -- madagascar are. he met a woman there who is creel, african-american, french, and chinese. they married, and they had family, and i am the product of that. growing up here in the bay area, we have some influences because it is the gateway for emigration. from many countries. you walk down the street, you are participating in that mix. in my music, i really want to express and represent that kind of topic that goes on in the streets. it is the most exciting part of being here. >> francis, thank you very much for being part of "culture wire" and thank you for being one of the great artists of san francisco. >> thank you so much.

CSPAN - Pentagon Remembrance Ceremony

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Sep 11, 2010

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Pentagon Remembrance Ceremony

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Sep 11, 2010

been shot down over the united states. >> let me ask you as the official from the pentagon, when there is a crisis like this, the military as a doomsday scenario already out there. when the first airplane dropped off the transponder, the faa contacted norad. 16's scrambledxteen immediately. the joint military command notified the fbi at 8:55. the airplanes in the air were in newe to stocp anything york. the ones that went up in washington after the pentagon was hit, would they have had the authority automatically to stop the airplanes? does the pentagon react in a moment like this with all the authority it already has? would it have stopped that jetliner from hitting another building in washington? >> you are talking about whether people moving in the frantic turmoil of the crisis like this would not interpret their rules of. 0 engagements00 selling them. .. . it shoots down an airplane full of civilians. -- you are asking if the rules of engagement would allow them to shoot down an airplane full of civilians. >> they would not have the authority without having been given the cod

KRCB - Great Decisions in Foreign Policy

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Sep 24, 2010

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Great Decisions in Foreign Policy

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Sep 24, 2010

. and here in the united states these days, i think a lot of people forget russia even exists. is that one of the reasons that russia is trying to reassert itself internationally, nina? >> i think it certainly is one of the reasons, although i would disagree with you that russia barely exists. i find that uh, in the american news cycle, or news and politics, it actually occupies a much larger position, which is a larger position than i think it should. but as far as russia is concerned, it's not enough. and therefore, russia really tries to be present on the world stage. >> so you really think it shouldn't be as dominant in the media as you see it is. >> i think it's one of the countries now, it's no longer a super-power and the fact that vladimir putin, former president and now uh, prime minister, wants to make it back into what it was before, uh, i think that's the reason, but i don't think the reality really, uh, in russia's present capabilities really should assure that. >> bill, why do you think russia's trying to reassert itself. >> i think russia itself is struggling uh, with its ow

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Sep 9, 2010

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Sep 9, 2010

become a more visible challenge to the united states in the last year. that is in large part thanks to its status as a weekly government country, one in which al qaeda is seeming to gain some momentum. the one response to this has been increased attention to yemen from the media, where we have seen all kinds of speculation about the future of yemen, including the possibility that yemen is poised to become the next afghanistan, a failed state. we have also seen an increased response from the u.s. government, which has made counter-terrorism one of the pits of its engagement with yemen and one of the central elements of its overall policy with yemen more broadly. whether counter-terrorism should be the pivot of u.s. policy in yemen and if it is, what kind of counter-terrorism policy is most appropriate? the country faces an extraordinary range of challenges and where by all accounts -- by many accounts, the number of al qaeda in the country remained relatively low art very important questions for u.s. policy-makers. the reason why the yemen working group at the u.s. institute of peace

WMPT - Inside Washington

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Sep 4, 2010

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Inside Washington

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Sep 4, 2010

the oval office this week seven years after the united states invaded iraq. he said the american combat mission has ended and he has kept his promise to the american people. >> this was my pleasure to the american people as a candidate for this office. last february, i announced a plan that would bring our combat brigades out of iraq by redoubling our efforts to strengthen their security forces and support its government and people. that is what we have done. >> when dan harris past secretary gates if the war was worth it, secretary gates said it remains to be seen. was it worth it? >> no. >> charles? >> i am more humble and making a judgment. i go with secretary superdelegates who was there in many stages of the war. he says history will judge when the korean armistice was assigned. the majority of americans thought the war was not worth it. i think the judgment of history today is probably different and i think if iraq, if, if iraq to establishes a democracy and begins a trend of democratization, history will say it was. if it doesn't, history will say it wasn't. >> 3400 americans wer

WJLA - Inside Washington

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Sep 5, 2010

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Inside Washington

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Sep 5, 2010

. ♪ >> president obama spoke to the nation from the oval office this week nearly 7.5 years after the united states invaded iraq. the american combat mission is ended he said and he kept his promise to the american people. >> this was my pleasure to the american people as a candidate for this office. last february, i announced a plan that would bring our combat brigade out of iraq while redoubling our efforts to strike in iraq's security forces and support the government and people. that is what we have done. >> went dan harris of abc news asked defense secretary gates about this, he said it remains to be seen. i will ask you a series of questions about the war. was it worth it? >> no. >> charles? >> i am a little more humble in making a judgment. i go with secretary superdelegates who was there in many stages of the war. he says history will judge when the korean armistice was signed for the majority of americans thought the war was not worth it. i think the judgment of history today is probably different and i think if iraq establishes a democracy that becomes an example for the rest of the middl

CSPAN - Today in Washington

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Sep 1, 2010

CSPAN
Today in Washington

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Sep 1, 2010

of all of the united states congress when i say to all of you, thank you. i also want to glate commander hill and the hundreds of bikers who participated in yet another successful legacy run. all told you raised more than $360,000 for families of service members who have fallen in the line in the years following the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. your efforts serve as a reminder of our shared resolve as a country to never forget 9/11 and keep pace with the heroes that lost their lives that day often in the hopes that others might live. those memories don't fade, and these colors don't run. we honor the sacrifice of our 9/11 heroes today, tomorrow, always. thank you. thank you. thank you for the work you are helping to improve veterans access to the quality health care that they deserve. i was proud to work with the legion last year to stop a severely misguided plan to stop a practice of building service members for combat injuries. insurance companies don't send men and women into combat and our nation does, and our nation should take responsibility for that momentous decision.

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Sep 11, 2010

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Sep 11, 2010

with the united states government did principally was to send out the fbi to try to find people you could identify as perpetrators so that they could be captured and prosecuted. what you hear from all of the discussion and is very important for people to focus on is that this was a different case. this was not about going out to find people who did it to punish them. we expected further attacks. there was enormous uncertainty. this was a major blow on the homeland. unlike the first world trade center bombing, it was successful. it caused us to completely rethink the terrorism danger. terrorists have traditionally gone after small targets like the ticket counter in an airport or blowing up a school bus. this was the first successful attack of terrorism of mass destruction. in what was the single most important decision he made as president, he said the purpose of our reaction to 9/11 was to prevent the next attacke. no president of the united states had ever reacted to a terrorist attack by saying that the purpose of the united states was to prevent the next terrorist attack. that was an enormously

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Sep 22, 2010

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Sep 22, 2010

to be acting under the direction of foreign terrorist groups. to be sure overall the united states is far better prepared to confront the terrorist threat than we were nine years ago. since 9/11 we have created new security and intelligence systems to detect, deter, and defend against terrorism most notably through the intelligence reform and terrorism prevention act that senator lieberman and i co-authored. we have expanded our intelligence gathering and information sharing systems. we have erased bureaucratic barriers and dismantled silos. we have learned to fight an enemy that wears no official uniform, that has no borders, and that represents no state in the troo digsal sense of -- traditional sense of the word. the results have been significant. terrorist plots both at home and abroad have been thwarted. but the threat has not been neutralized. indeed, it is evolving and ever-changing and in some ways more dangerous than ever. it is a chameleon by design. al qaeda has extended its tentacles into regional terrorist organizations causing threats to emanate from new locations like yemen

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Aug 31, 2010

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Aug 31, 2010

if you look at the successful record of immigrants to the united states, whether skilled or unskilled, documented or undocumented, across the last 200 years and particularly in the last 25 years and with the great renaissance of data that we now have at our disposal to analyze more clearly the impact of all types of immigration from 1990 forward, we realize that immigrants, again, skilled and unskilled, lawful and undocumented, bring to the effort of community building and business building and economy building something that is moderately intangible for now. if we work at it for a few more years it will be tangible and we will be able to quantify part of it. it's something that represents itself in generational achievement both for those immigrants who arrive, who form small businesses at a rate which is disproportionately higher than native-born citizens, for their children that in turn achieve at a level that is higher on average than the children of native-born citizens, not to disparage those who come from the united states or come from long lines of families that come from the u

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Aug 31, 2010

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Aug 31, 2010

.s. born workers in the united states from the 1990's to 2005 were better off because of the immigrant, both documented and undocumented, presence in the united states. their earnings were enhanced by about 2.7%. why? it's complicated and i'll send a link to the commission so you can look at the exciting charts and graphs and do that to your heart's desire. it comes down to a simple idea which is intuitive and you know it. the economy is not a fixed pie. when you expand the labor curve, a simple economist will say the price of labor goes down and we're all hurt. the more people that work here, the more people that are chasing jobs and we're all doomed. wrong. the expansion of the available labor force creates opportunities that did not exist before. you have innovation and entrepreneurialism that increases the actual size of small and medium-sized businesses. they consume and that expands the demand curve. you have a dynamic economy for 90% of u.s. born workers that enhances their wages. the other 9% got whacked up side the head with globalization and immigration and everything you can

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Sep 7, 2010

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Sep 7, 2010

's energy in the united states should not produce a very, very large. >> san francisco is unique in the united states because we serve our own power needs. >> the city of san francisco is well positioned in that we are perfectly located to take advantage of any renewable category. >> we tend to be the last one to figure it all out. it's real people that are saying, enough's enough. . >> the answer is going to be in renewable. the sooner we do something about it, the easier it will be it resolve. >> we're not just talking about what a city can do, we're doing it. >> san francisco has set very aggressive goals for greening the city. >> i'm not just naively optimistic, i am pragmatically optimistic that we >> weren't they great? i think they deserve another round of your thanks. they are thurgood marshall high school like school crew. -- light show crew. they were formed to demonstrate asian culture through the art of glow sticks. glow sticks are synonymous with the buyer dancing from hawaii. they did a great job with those close sticks. -- with those glow stick. i am going to serve

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Sep 25, 2010

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Sep 25, 2010

on a five-month journey across the united states and lower canada. i document this tore on a map that i painted for the project and also from previous projects called the road map to lost america. on the map i have taken all of the contemporary borders off the map and replaced them with native territories, and then overlaid it with contemporary highways. i have scheduled venue stops at different areas along the tour, from california to south dakota, that will serve as headquarters for my local research. when i was researching the traveling medicine show, i came across this. they had put out an elixir, and it referred to the elements that came out because of the high stress, high-pressure life, mostly because of the industrial revolution. anyway, i was fascinated by the term american-itis, and i thought it did a lot about the stress-related illnesses, and i was impressed that they picked up on that and the 1800's. i did a survey to see if it was irrelevant element today. i have a series of eight painted banners that are retellings of american history. i am particularly interested in tran

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Sep 22, 2010

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Sep 22, 2010

the united states code. in july of this year, new york governor paterson signed similar legislation joining 48 other states that have dropped the r word. democrats and republicans have co-sponsored and agreed that the time has come to end discrimination against individuals with intellectual disabilities. every day, millions of children and adults have difficulty with tasks such as problem solving, decision making and communications because of intellectual disabilities. these americans are often ridiculed, ignored or abused by their peers. sometimes they are referred to publicly by insulting terms and treated as second class citizens. in particular, the term mental retardation has acquired a negative meaning and is used intentionally and unintentionally to deride and humiliate many of our citizens. h.r. 4544 is aptly named for a great woman from my home state, elizabeth a. connelly. she was elected to the assembly as the first woman from my district to be elected to public office. when she retired in 2000, she became new york's longest serving female legislator. she was a staunch advocate an

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Sep 9, 2010

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Sep 9, 2010

terrorists and the stakes could not be higher. this comes from a united states military commander in the united states. i'll jump across the border and tell you why the stakes could not be higher. this is pakistan in 2005. 74,000 people were killed in this earthquake. 18,000 were kids going to school. most of the kids that died were younger and female because they didn't have desks so when the walls started shaking and the roof came down they perished. there was 9,000 schools destroyed or rendered unusable. 1/2 million kids displaced out of school. in earthquake, they call it the coy mot that means this apocalypse. at first there was a very heroic effort. infer natio international community helped. after katrina red cross got 2,000,000 for help and for this earthquake red cross received 6 million dollars. the united states sent in helicopters that conductd the greatest air lift in the history of mankind. moved about 20 thousand on thes in the mountains to keep 1/2 million people a hive during the wintertime. it was very heroic and people were grateful. aid has dropped 70 percent a

WMAR - This Week With Christiane Amanpour

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Sep 19, 2010

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This Week With Christiane Amanpour

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Sep 19, 2010

>>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm christiane amanpour and this week we come to you from jerusalem, new york and washington. at the top of the news, make or break middle east talks. first, my exclusive interview with secretary of state hillary clinton. do you believe you've convinced some of the skeptics? >> i ask them what's the alternative. >> and her message to iran. >> we stand ready to engage with iran. >> so what's his response? the president of iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad on his country's nuclear program, human rights. i'd like your opinion on stoning. and the fate of the two american hikers still detained in iran. would you intervene like you did for sarah? ahmadinejad and clinton, a "this week" exclusive. and then -- >> you boetsch you. >> they call us wacky. they call us wing nuts. >> delaware republican party chairman tom ross joins george will, peter beinart of "the daily beast" and david sanger of "the new york times" and the chances at the midterms. all of this on our roundtable and "the sunday funnies." >> the democrats are a

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Sep 4, 2010

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Sep 4, 2010

writing about the irish is really my writing about myself coming to the united states and coming into contact with the united states so consequently my puerto rican friends, and some of my irish friends, although they were more circumspect, what are you doing writing about the irish? i'm writing about the united states. the irish are more interesting. they had to put up with colonialism, just as puerto rico is a colony of the united states. i also respect the fact that they have a facility with language, which i also enjoy. consequently, i wondered why this attraction to the irish. in 2004, the university of puerto rico asked me to come there and lecture and read. i immediately called my favorite cousin, and she said, what are you doing here? i told her and i said, please come to the reading, i have a book for you. she came. she said my son is getting married tomorrow at the caribbean hilton, could you please come? and i went. i hadn't seen her in 30 years. we were kids together. and after the wedding, there was a reception and she introduced me to her daughters, very beautiful g

WETA - Inside Washington

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Sep 3, 2010

WETA
Inside Washington

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Sep 3, 2010

.5rs after the united states invaded iraq. the american combat mission has ended and he said he kept his promise to the american people that this was my pleasure to the american people as a candidate for this office >> in february, i announced a plan that woulin our combat brigades out of iraq while redoubliur efforts to rengthen their security forces and supporgoment and people. at is whate done. >> went dan harris of b c news asked defense secretary gates etary gates said it remains to b seen what the effecll be wasworth it? >> no. >> charles? >>i am a little ble in making a judgment. i go with secre superdelegates who then matages of the war. he says history will judge w the korean armistice was signed. the ma of americans fel it was not worth it. the judgmef history today probably different a if iraq establishes a democracy that beco example the rest of the middle east and begins a tren ofemocratizati history will say it was. if it d't, historyill say it wasn't. >> 4400 americans kil spent close to $1 trillion, we wer because of weapons s destruction, we found no weapons of

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Sep 28, 2010

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Sep 28, 2010

are looking for a job, whether it is in the private sector or united states government, it can be a daunting task. the v.a. should not make it harder but make it easier to find a job. for example, when you go to the v.a. homepage under quick links, under, quote, federal jobs for veterans, end quote, this is close to what i want but private sector jobs are not listed since it only lists federal jobs and completely omits private sector jobs. to provide private sector jobs on this site you have to click on the veteran service dropdown menu and navigate 28, that is 28 possible links and somehow know that vetsuccess is the proper link while you're doing all these 28 links. there's no simple link for veterans employment or veterans jobs. instead you need to know that the vetsuccess program is what you're looking for. if you are unfamiliar with veterans programs, you may not know that vetsuccess is the web portal for private sector jobs. the title, vetsuccess, isn't even clear in its titles. vetsuccess might be the link for successful navigation of the veterans affairs bureaucracy. the title should

KQED - Charlie Rose

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Sep 24, 2010

KQED
Charlie Rose

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Sep 24, 2010

: the notion of the united states size a country that propped up dictators and all that is no longer the reality that people perceive across the -- >> we see the u.s. as a big partner for development, and we share with the u.s. very strong values. we share the values of -- >> charlie: democracy. >> democracy. human rights respect. the value of freedom. the value of innovation. the value of social market economy. the value of facing the challenges of the future with bravery. those are values that are very much shared between the american people and the chilean people. >> charlie: what is the legacy of general pinochet? >> he's part of the past. i think that he will -- he will always be blamed for the human rights as that took place in his government and that is something which is unforgettable, and also, i think that it's unforgiveable, because what happened in terms of human rights -- >> charlie: did he ever accept responsibility for that? >> he never accept publicly responsibility, but i also have to tell you that even though he interrupt our democratic life for 17 years and his gov

FOXNEWS - Geraldo at Large

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Sep 12, 2010

FOXNEWS
Geraldo at Large

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Sep 12, 2010

a statemet here and saying this is where we had our victory in the united states and we are saying no, you can't do that. e id> everybody has been well behaved although some did have to be removed. >> i have the right to freedom of reillinois governor rod freedom of religion and freedom of speech. >> these are people in favor of of building the islamic center. >> i'm happy thiss going on. this is what i was fighting for is the right to do this. >> many people turning out on both sides and it was impressive there were such rongumbers because in the days running up to the anniversary there was discussion whether people should be protesting at all on this date. >> this is september 11th and a day to reflect back on the heros we lost and the sacrifices people made and we are going to the memorial service for the port authority officers who died. this is not the day to make political statements. >> on this the ninth anniversary of 9/11 emotions on both sides of the iss as strong as ever. back to you. >> geraldo: we understand 1500 counter demonstrators, 2,000 pro the mosque construction. fine r

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Sep 13, 2010

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Sep 13, 2010

million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic sanitation, economic development, and for our quality of life. man: you just can't visualize all the assets that are under our feet. we have about two million miles of pipe in this nation. if you're walking around in an urban area, you're probably stepping on a pipe. man: our grandparents paid for, and put in for the first time, these large distribution systems. woman: and in many cases, it's not been touched since. man: we're at a critical turning point. much of that infrastructure is wearing out. narrator: our water infrastructure is made up of complex, underground systems that function continuously. these 10 locations t

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Sep 28, 2010

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Sep 28, 2010

on treasure island with the honorable speaker of the united states, house of representatives, nancy pelosi. [applause] the honorable secretary of the navy, ray davis. [applause] and the honorable mayor of the city and county of san francisco, gavin newsom. [applause] today we stand on the brink of the future of this island by commemorating the historic agreement with the transfer of the formal the -- naval station from a united states navy to the city and county of san francisco. i know i speak for many people who have worked extremely hard to make this day a reality, people on all sides of the table, across organizations, when i say that it is truly an honor and a proud moment. i would like to take a moment to acknowledge our many partners and supporters who are here today. please forgive me if i do not mention everyone. there are too many of you to name individually, but i would like to recognize, and if you would please stand, former mayor willie brown, current and past members of the treasure island development authority board of directors. our treasure island citizens advisory board,

CSPAN - Today in Washington

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Sep 11, 2010

CSPAN
Today in Washington

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Sep 11, 2010

in terrorist attacks and plots on the united states. 10 jihad attacks, two actual attacks, three serious-but- disrupted plot, five incidents involving groups of americans conspiring to travel abroad to receive training -- by our count, 2009, 43 american citizens or residents were charged with terrorism. that really brought me up when i read that paragraph. the idea to the extent that the american people have it that this is fading into the past, that is just flat wrong. take a look at page 4. >> making sure that you do not create the kind of fear that undermines resiliency and reads the sort of reaction that might fuel terrorist propaganda it is a very delicate one. i wonder if you had an opportunity to assess the scale of the threat. bruce talked about the adversaries wishing to flood the united states with a series of smaller tax. but in terms of the actual scale, in terms of numbers, are you suggesting that american people should be afraid now, should be nervous, that they're nervous -- there are thousands of thousands of sleeper cells or terrorists in this country -- and they should

CNN - John King, USA

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Sep 1, 2010

CNN
John King, USA

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Sep 1, 2010

. we begin with breaking news. the president of the united states and four leaders from the middle east just moments away from delivering statements in advance of a working dinner at the white house. their goal, to get the israelis and the palestinians back into direct peace negotiations. let's show you a live picture of the east room over at the white house. the delegations have gathered. the news media has gathered. we're waiting for the president of the united states. the president of egypt, the king of jordan and, very importantly, the prime minister of israel and the president of the palestinian authority, to come out and make their statements. these leaders will speak, take no questions, we are told, before they head off into a working dinner. that dinner designed to set up the main event tomorrow, the first direct negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians in two years. it has truly been longer than that since they engaged in true deal making designed to create a two-state solution towards peace. that's judge in just a moment. let's try to set the table for this. our

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Sep 18, 2010

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Sep 18, 2010

is adopted. [gavel] item number 47. secretary: this is urging the united states department of state to condemn the government of iran for sentencing sakineh mohammadi ashtiani to death by stoning. supervisor mirkarimi not: this e is high profile, and i think it would be negligent if i did not speak to it. let me explain why this case in singled out. it represents a larger defect of how women are not respected in iran and other nations. sakineh was the mother of two sons convicted while married note and sentenced to stoning. she had already received 99 lashes in a separate punishment after a british newspaper ran a picture of an unveiled woman vacantly identified as hers. -- mistakenly identified as hers. -- as her. a woman in iran is considered to have committed a crime punishable by death if she chooses to look for sexual satisfaction outside of an unhappy marriage. in september 2010, the european parliament passed a resolution condemning the iranian government. note that they announced they would suspend the death sentence after issues in europe, but there is no guarantee. this re

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Sep 26, 2010

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Sep 26, 2010

workers in the united states. a clinton administration i nsa official and now deputy commissioner for refugees -- admit how many illegal workers there are. this has had consequences that are devastating. american workers are unemployed, forced to work part-time, or too discouraged to look for work. for native born african americans without a high-school degree, the rate is 43%. we could make millions of jobs available to american citizens and legal immigrants if the federal government simply enforced our immigration laws. about half of migration workers are illegal immigrants. that means a substantial number of illegal workers labor in the field, perhaps as many as half. and certainly more would take jobs if the wages and working conditions were better. the most effective means we have to save jobs for americans are u.s. immigration and customs enforcement work site actions. each time they detained and deported an illegal worker, they created opportunities for an american worker. each time they sanction an employer, it sends a clear message that illegal workers will not be tolerat

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Sep 14, 2010

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Sep 14, 2010

hopkins, assistant secretary will speak about the united states at the u.n. and beyond, a world of transnational challenges. her speech will set the stage for the upcoming opening of the u.n. general assembly and expect to have her here at the end of the week to give you a u.n. preview. matt. >> on iran, what's your understanding of the conditions of her release? in other words, was there any amount of bail paid? >> the united states did not pay anything for her release. as you know, the government of iran through their judicial process had specific requirements for her release and arrangements were made that satisfied those requirements. >> in other words, someone paid something? >> you know, someone provided sufficient assurances to the government of iran that satisfied their stipulations for release. >> sufficient assurances in terms of cash? >> i can't tell you. i don't know what the specific actions were. as you know, we had our swiss protecting power working on the ground in tehran. we had diplomats working on our behalf. other countries have weighed in with iran over mont

MSNBC - MSNBC News Live

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Sep 14, 2010

MSNBC
MSNBC News Live

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Sep 14, 2010

threat growing in the united states. it's origin, and the states that are getting hit. hello, everyone. i'm richard lui in for chris jansing at nbc headquarters. we have two breaking stories i want to share with you first. take you to tennessee where an explosion there at a plant that makes flairs for the military. that is toone in tennessee. it's about 75 miles due east of memphis, if you're familiar with that area. this is in the southwest part of the state. it's unclear, according to the latest information that we've got in terms of how many people have been hurt. we have been listening to local affiliate. it's reporting multiple ambulances and helicopters were sent to the scene. we hope to get the pictures for you very soon. stay with us. we'll monitor that and get you the latest information. we're also watching this breaking story from amsterdam. we go to where a u.s. pilot was arrested as -- an intoxicated american pilot is what we're talking about is he was preparing to take off with a passenger jet there. the pilot, his name and airline have not been released. police are saying he

CSPAN - Washington Journal

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Sep 1, 2010

CSPAN
Washington Journal

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Sep 1, 2010

night. the speaker will include the vice-president of the united states, joe biden, and you can see it live on c-span2. harrisburg, pennsylvania. tom, republican mike. caller: i am calling to say that it does not seem like we are turning the page at all. it seems similar to what george bush had said toward the end of his presidency. host: go ahead. caller: what bothers me, we talk about turning the page in iraq. i would like to see the rest of the world begin to turn the page. you look at the missionaries who go to afghanistan and iraq and are killed by muslim extremists, with no military objectives at all, only to go -- do good, i would like to see some of these people talk about turning the page to protect our own american citizens. host: baltimore, maryland. david, independent line. caller: thank you for having me. i love c-span's coverage. you get to listen and talk to many people you would not able to get through to many -- regular media. i saw the speech. i actually thought it was pretty good. my only concern is the iraqi people. once we are totally gone, we need to help them

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Sep 10, 2010

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Sep 10, 2010

policymakers across the united states government who are open and frank with us and generously offered us their thoughts and their opinions. this of course was supplemented in turn by the ongoing research that peter and i separately have been conducting on this phenomena. fundamental conclusions, is that the threat is both diversified and become much more complex than it has been at any time since the attacks on september 11, 2001. equally i think of concern is the fact that no single profile of the terrorist threatening the united states today. what we see as an adversary is in essence drawn from all sectors of society and walks of life. these include persons born in afghanistan, egypt, pakistan, and somalia, residents in the united states, many cases naturalized american citizens, but also in the past few years what we have seen increasingly is american citizens themselves, people born in the united states, also gravitating, also being summoned to the clarion call of terrorism and in this case jihad. we discovered that the perpetrators or the people plotting either to commit terrorist a

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Sep 25, 2010

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Sep 25, 2010

in the united states by individuals and businesses in a way that is fiscally responsible. if we agree, and i think we do, that our challenge is to find ways to give more reinforcement to economic growth investment in the united states, we should have the debate about how to do that. our judgment is the most responsible way, the biggest return on the dollars would be to give business more incentive, and not to extend the tax cuts that are set to expire for the top 2% of americans. of course, marginal tax rates matter for incentives. we have good experience to look to. for the time that i was left in treachery, in the late 1990's, -- i was last in treasury, in the late 1990's, we had the best record of private investment, the best record of practice. productivity growth, the best gains in income, and a remarkable growth. >> even in a recession, you believe in hiking taxes? i get it. let's get to the last question. do you think that the italian debt is risk free? >> that is important, and i respect your concern. >> we are going to have to move on to mr. campbell, please, so we can get the secre

MSNBC - The Ed Show

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Sep 15, 2010

MSNBC
The Ed Show

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Sep 15, 2010

of the united states took time to given a uplifting, positive, forward-thinking message to american school kids for the second straight year. conservatives what are they doing? they are trying to protect young, impressionable ears and minds from his message. here is the deal. in aiken county, south carolina, parents were given the choice to opt their children out of the president's education speech today. in fargo, north dakota, teach% given the option to show or not show the speech. in a school near austin, texas, required parents to fill out a permission slip so their kids could watch the president of the united states give this message. >> you've got a job, too. you have got to show up to school on time, you have got to pay attention in your class. you have got to do your homework. you have got to study for exams. you have got to stay out of trouble. you have got to instill a sense of excellence in everything that you do. that kind of discipline that kind of drive, that kind of hard work, is absolutely essential for success. >> the entire speech was just like that. if you're a superintendent

WETA - Tavis Smiley

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Sep 2, 2010

WETA
Tavis Smiley

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Sep 2, 2010

television] >> ending this war is not in the interest of iraq. it is in our own. the united states has paid a huge price to put the future of iraq in the hands of its people. we have said our young men and women to make enormous sacrifices in iraq -- we have sent them. we have persevered because of a belief we share with the iraqi people, a belief that out of war, a new beginning will be born in this cradle of civilization. through this chapter in the history of the united states and iraq, we have met our responsibilities. now, it is time to turn the page. tavis: president obama speaking last night. i am pleased to be joined by the former baghdad bureau chief for "the new york times," the now heads the london bureau, john burns. >> it is a pleasure, tavis. tavis: did he strike the right balance, the right tone? was it what you expected? >> i think he did. whether you are for or against the war, there has to be a great sense of relief that that milestone has now been passed, and there are 16 months to go before the last of the american units rumble out of iraq. tavis: many correspondents wer

CSPAN - Washington Journal

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Sep 25, 2010

CSPAN
Washington Journal

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Sep 25, 2010

people don't have power. this seems like one of the least powerful people in the united states for migrant workers who come in and do our work but don't have any rights as a result. yeah, we still invite them to come here and did the same time asked them to leave. that is an interesting contradiction to me. whatsoever you do for the least of my brothers and these seem like the least of our brothers right now. host: that as part of the testimony from yesterday and congress. pensacola, fla., independent line, good morning. caller: i thought stephen colbert hit the nail on the head. i think you can liken that if a man or woman does not have a sense of purpose or sense of humor to simplify matters, the best thing i can say is that he hit the nail on the head. host: so the, they did not get in the way of the message? -- so the comedy did not get in the way the message? caller: he was, the but i took what he said -- he was comedy but i took what he said and i think what he said but the nail on the head. host: 8 twitter of your says -- harrington, of delaware, republican line, go ahea

CNN - Fareed Zakaria GPS

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Sep 26, 2010

CNN
Fareed Zakaria GPS

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Sep 26, 2010

public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. it is the annual meeting of the united nations general assembly. the week any sane new yorkers would flee the city to get away from the gridlock of 192 motorcades swarming across the city as heads of state go from meeting to meeting. the theatrics were familiar this year. there are the usual worthy but somewhat dull speeches by major heads of state, promising earnestly to end world poverty and bring peace to the middle east. there is the defiant performance by president mahmoud ahmadinejad of iran. there is the speech by u.n. officials urging everyone to take the u.n. very seriously. in the midst of all this, there was actually one genuine piece of drama, which underlines an important tension in international politics. the presidents of turkey and israel did not meet, despite some effort to do so. and their diplomatic relations remain at a standstill over the so-called flotilla incident. you recall what happened. on may 31s of this year, turkish ships sought to seek the siege of gaza

CNN - Fareed Zakaria GPS

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Sep 12, 2010

CNN
Fareed Zakaria GPS

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Sep 12, 2010

right w. >>> this is "gps," the global public square. welcome to all oyou in the united states and around the world, i'm fareed zakaria. yesterday was of course the ninth anniversary of the september 11 attacks., for me, these anniversaries have always been times of remembrance and mourning. i lost a friend in the twin towers, but also of reflection. and i've tried to reflect on how far we've come as a country since that day and whether we are safer now than we were then. my answer is unequivocally yes. look, al qaeda flourished when governments the world over treated it as a minor annoyance rather than a major national security challenge. since 9/11, cockpit doors are now sealed so ples can't be used as bombs. other simple security measures that focus on travel have made open societies much less vulnerable. al qaeda terrorists and their ilk are being chased around the mountains of afghanistan. they are being bombed in pakistan. their money trails are being tracked the world over. it's very tough to plan major terrorist attacks in that environment. so smaller local groupinspire

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Sep 5, 2010